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Time Zone: Yell County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Yell County was founded in 1840. Yell was created by taking area from Hot Spring, Pope and Scott Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Yell had a population of 21,376 people. This is a decrease of 3.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,185 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yell represented 0.76% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Yell County:

  • Belleville
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Corinth
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Danville
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Dardanelle
  • Havana
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Ola
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Plainview
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.

 

 

 

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This page was last modified/updated: 01 Feb 2023